| Manual Tester |
| 3 months to
4 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 230 | 284 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +54 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.002 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.010 % | 0.035 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £242 | £250 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.33 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.00 | £35.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -60.00 % |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9723 | 14405 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 15.78 % | 15.72 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2450 | 3547 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £329 | £332 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £371 | £368 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1191 | 1989 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.13 | £23.37 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.63 | £24.93 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.12 | £26.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.15 | £23.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.43 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Manual Tester across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
